Indu’s Home-Coming and Other Stories

The stories are packed with intense emotions like, love between mother and daughter, as in "Indu's

Home-Coming"; undaunted spirited struggle of parents to carry their sick young kid to the doctor by

ferrying the boat on river waters during a dark night, as in "Gopapura"; the turbulent thoughts of a

young disabled unmarried girl oscillating between a conservative mind-set and the surge of natural

feelings that emboldens her to take calculated audacious step, as in "Broken Heart"; and taking bold

steps to charter an unprecedented life when Chhabi discovered that her cruel father had sold her to

an unknown stranger in a village fair, as in the story of the same name "Chhabi". Whatever it is, the

art of co-relating and narrating subtle, huge life-philosophy at every turn of the story is an

outstanding speciality of the author. Most of the stories are told in a rural backdrop; be it the quarrel

between two neighbouring housewives, as in "Discovery", or the chance killing of a rampaging

monkey on an auspicious Tuesday, as in "Atonement", or the painful last couple of hours in the life

of an emaciated, unwanted street dog, as in "Green Disguise"; everywhere the village life is

described in its glorious best. The infinite powers of human beings, their patience and anxieties drive

them to make them undefeated heroes in their lives. Amidst the pragmatic negativity and blind

alleys, life is destined to take a positive turn and ultimately finds bright light at the end of the tunnel